The reconciliation bill is a “redistribution of resources from struggling Americans to the Pentagon,” an expert said.
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GOP Bill’s Militarized Funding Boost Could Instead Keep Millions on Medicaid Read Post »
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said the cuts will barely boost the economy and mostly go to the rich.
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Will GOP Tax Cuts Pay for Themselves? Nonpartisan Analysis Says Not at All. Read Post »
Amid the current anti-trans backlash, let’s heed the wisdom and perspective of the trans elders in our communities.
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New Oral History Captures Decades of Trans Life in the Words of Elders of Color Read Post »
Rep. Randy Fine said “the Palestinian cause” is “evil” in stunning remarks on Fox.
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Republican Calls for Gaza to Be “Nuked” Like Hiroshima and Nagasaki Read Post »
In the early morning hours on Thursday, after an all-night session of tense negotiations, House Republicans narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package. In addition to the largest cuts to Medicaid in US history, the bill contains provisions that have alarmed health care advocates since they first showed up in earlier versions of […]
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Republicans Snuck Two Devastating Health Care Measures Into Trump’s Megabill Read Post »
House Republicans whose seats are not safe in the 2026 midterm elections voted early on Thursday morning to advance the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, endangering health care for millions of the poorest Americans. Several cast these votes after making promises to protect the Great Society program that provides health care to millions. Democrats […]
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So much for the Constitution. The Trump administration has accepted the offer of a free jet from Qatar despite ample concerns from both Democrats and Republicans that the gift would potentially violate the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution, which prohibits any person holding elected office from accepting gifts “from any King, Prince, or foreign State.” Sean Parnell, […]
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Trump Admin Forges Ahead With Taking Luxury Jet From Qatar Read Post »
The CBO has estimated at least 15 million people would lose health care coverage due to the bill’s cuts to Medicaid.
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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Redistributes Wealth From the Poor to the Rich Read Post »
Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies must be tied to new subsidies that raise living standards for working and poor people.
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A Fraction of What We Pay in Fossil Fuel Subsidies Could Fund a Just Transition Read Post »
The party that controls this board holds power over who votes, how votes are counted and who ultimately wins races.
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Democrats Won a NC Supreme Court Seat. But They Lost Something Important. Read Post »
Why do Republicans and their enablers insist on fantasizing about one of the most evil empires in science fiction? In a recent CNN appearance, former Mitch McConnell adviser and GOP operative Scott Jennings went on the defense, justifying Emperor Palpatine’s violent vision for a galactic empire. When podcaster and contributor Van Lathan pointed out just […]
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How Star Wars Reveals Conservatives’ Authoritarian Fantasies Read Post »
Earlier this week, Moscow, Idaho, pastor Doug Wilson made a big announcement: In July, his church will be opening a branch in Washington, DC, just blocks away from the US Capitol building. In a blog post, Wilson, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist, wrote that he believed that the moment was right to bring his version of […]
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A Christian Nationalist TheoBro Church is Coming to DC Read Post »
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